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the Azores. On the Continent it is one of the most 
common cage birds. ‘The young males, previous 
to the first moult, resemble the females. The 
Chaffinch, which rears two broods, builds in various 
situations, sometimes in a bush, in a tree, on its 
forks, or among the ivy that encircles its branches. 
The nest, which exhibits in its construction great 
neatness and beauty, is composed of moss and 
various lichens, lined imternally with wool and 
hair. The eggs, four or five in number, are of 
a purplish buff, slightly streaked and blotched 
with dark reddish brown. 
CHOU GH: 
RED-LEGGED Crow. 
Pyrruocorax GracuLus, Zemm. 
The Chough, which is not a common bird in this 
country, is chiefly confined to the wastes of Corn- 
wall, Devonshire, and Wales, and is occasionally 
found on the cliffs of Dover. It is seen at times 
in Scotland, the Hebrides, the Isle of Man, and 
sometimes in Jersey. It is an imhabitant also of 
the Swiss Alps, the Tyrol, France, Spain, and 
Egypt, &c. Avoiding the green turf, its favourite 
places of resort are the most inaccessible rocks and 
cliffs. It may also be seen perched or walking on 
stone walls, which it appears to prefer to the gravel- 
covered ground below them. It is a lively bird, 
and when tamed, a task which is easily accom- 
